Jan B. Wheeler Research Files on SAT Testing Centers Desegregation, 1954-2011

Summary

Creator:
Wheeler, Jan B. and College Entrance Examination Board
Date:
1954-2011
Extent:
3 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Jan B. Wheeler Research Files on SAT Testing Centers Desegregation. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains research files compiled by Jan B. Wheeler for her book A Campaign of Quiet Persuasion: How the College Board Desegregated SAT Test Centers in the Deep South, 1960-1965. Documents include newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports on school districts, interviews with various school staff, and testing location records.

Biographical / historical:

Jan B. Wheeler was associate director for accreditation in the Office of Academic Planning at the University of Georgia. Her book, A Campaign of Quiet Persuasion: How the College Board Desegregated the SAT Test Centers in the Deep South, 1960-1965, was published in 2013. The College Entrance Examination Board desegregated SAT testing centers in 1960. Wheeler's book focuses on two College Board employees who traveled throughout the South to advocate for school desegregation and create a roster of desegregated test centers.

Arrangement:

The arrangment of the files follows the original owner's organization.

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Preferred citation:

Jan B. Wheeler Research Files on SAT Testing Centers Desegregation. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.